How to change the database timezone on phpMyAdmin at Hostinger

Change the database timezone on phpMyAdmin at Hostinger for your current MySQL session using an SQL command.

Set the database session timezone

Go to the SQL section:

Once there, insert the following command:

SET time_zone = '+hh:00';

Replacing +hh with the UTC timezone. For example, UTC-03:00 would be:

SET time_zone = '-03:00';

Next, click on the Go button to apply the changes:

That’s it! You have successfully changed the time zone for the current MySQL session on your database.

NOTES

After the current session ends, the time zone will be changed to the default one (UTC+00:00). Alternatively, you can use the PHP date_default_timezone function to set your website’s timezone
If you need to permanently change your global server timezone, you can consider a VPS plan